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UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 283 - Chapter 32: Plate 140
CHAPTER 32
Plate 140
Overview
Universal Audio “steps up to the plate”, rendering yet another classic tool for
the DAW that no mixer should be without: Introducing the Plate 140 Plug-In.
German company EMT made a breakthrough in 1957 with the release of the
EMT 140, which utilized a resonating metal plate to create ambience. Noth-
ing is quite like the wonderfully smooth sound of plate reverb that still endures
as part of the fabric of modern music. However, plate reverb systems are ex-
pensive, bulky, need to be isolated from vibration and maintained regularly-
-therefore plates are usually found only in major studios.
Universal Audio faithfully recreates that unmistakable sound with the Plate
140 Plug-In. The Plate 140 replicates the sonic signature of three uniquely dif-
ferent EMT 140s found at The Plant Studios in Sausalito. That’s nearly two
thousand pounds of sound in one plug-in! We thoughtfully combined the look
of various elements from the EMT 140 system into one convenient panel, rep-
licating the original damper controls for decay, and adding additional con-
trols for the convenience of the modern DAW user.
Plate 140 Screenshot
Figure 104. The UAD Plate 140 plug-in window